General Chemistry I, BSc Course

 

Course prerequisites: ---

This course introduces and reviews the fundamental aspects of chemistry. 

Syllabus:

Chapter 1: Keys to the Study of Chemistry

Chapter 2: The Components of Matter

Chapter 3: Stoichiometry of Formulas and Equations

Chapter 4: Three Major Classes of Chemical Reactions

Chapter 5: Gases and the Kinetic-Molecular Theory

Chapter 6: Thermochemistry: Energy Flow and Chemical Change

Chapter 7: Quantum Theory and Atomic Structure

Chapter 8: Electron Configuration and Chemical Periodicity

Chapter 9: Models of Chemical Bonding

Chapter 10: The Shapes of Molecules

Chapter 11: Theories of Covalent Bonding

Course Materials:

1) Martin S. Silberberg, CHEMISTRY, The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change: The molecular nature of matter and change, 5th Edition, Mc Graw Hill, 2009, ISBN 978–0–07–304859–8

Shared box link:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wyYMSysCfYoVoIvrzcXJlj-fOvWN9vyH?usp=sharing 

 


Session number*

 

1

1.1 Some Fundamental Definitions

1.2 Chemical Arts and the Origins of Modern Chemistry

2

1.3 The Scientific Approach: Developing a Model

1.4 Chemical Problem Solving

3

1.5 Measurement in Scientific Study

1.6 Uncertainty in Measurement: Significant Figures

4

Solving selected problems of Chapter 1

5

2.1 Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures: An Atomic Overview

2.2 The Observations That Led to an Atomic View of Matter

2.3 Dalton’s Atomic Theory

6

2.4 The Observations That Led to the Nuclear Atom Model

2.5 The Atomic Theory Today

2.6 Elements: A First Look at the Periodic Table

7

2.7 Compounds: Introduction to Bonding

2.8 Compounds: Formulas, Names, and Masses

2.9 Mixtures: Classification and Separation

8

Solving selected problems of Chapter 2

9

3.1 The Mole

3.2 Determining the Formula of an Unknown Compound

3.3 Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations

10

3.4 Calculating Amounts of Reactant and Product

3.5 Fundamentals of Solution Stoichiometry

11

Solving selected problems of Chapter 3

12

The First Midterm Examination

13

5.1 An Overview of the Physical States of Matter

5.2 Gas Pressure and Its Measurement

5.3 The Gas Laws and Their Experimental Foundations

14

5.4 Further Applications of the Ideal Gas Law

5.5 The Ideal Gas Law and Reaction Stoichiometry

15

5.6 The Kinetic-Molecular Theory: A Model for Gas Behavior

5.7 Real Gases: Deviations from Ideal Behavior

16

Solving selected problems of Chapter 5

17

6.1 Forms of Energy and Their Interconversion

6.2 Enthalpy: Heats of Reaction and Chemical Change

6.3 Calorimetry: Laboratory Measurement of Heats of Reaction

18

6.4 Stoichiometry of Thermochemical Equations

6.5 Hess’s Law of Heat Summation

6.6 Standard Heats of Reaction

19

Solving selected problems of Chapter 6

20

7.1 The Nature of Light

7.2 Atomic Spectra

21

7.3 The Wave-Particle Duality of Matter and Energy

7.4 The Quantum-Mechanical Model of the Atom

22

Solving selected problems of Chapter 7

23

8.1 Development of the Periodic Table

8.2 Characteristics of Many-Electron Atoms

24

8.3 The Quantum-Mechanical Model and the Periodic Table

8.4 Trends in Three Key Atomic Properties

25

8.5 Atomic Structure and Chemical Reactivity

26

Solving selected problems of Chapter 8

27

The Second Midterm Examination

28

9.1 Atomic Properties and Chemical Bonds

9.2 The Ionic Bonding Model

29

9.3 The Covalent Bonding Model

9.4 Bond Energy and Chemical Change

30

9.5 Between the Extremes: Electronegativity and Bond Polarity

9.6 An Introduction to Metallic Bonding

31

Solving selected problems of Chapter 9

32

10.1 Depicting Molecules and Ions with Lewis Structures

33

10.2 Valence-Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory and Molecular Shape

34

10.3 Molecular Shape and Molecular Polarity

35

Solving selected problems of Chapter 10

36

11.1 Valence Bond (VB) Theory and Orbital Hybridization

37

11.2 The Mode of Orbital Overlap and the Types of Covalent Bonds

38

11.3Molecular Orbital (MO) Theory and Electron Delocalization

39

Solving selected problems of Chapter 11

 

 

* See your Golestan for the date and time of each session.

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